I am finally back on The Nutz and I am glad to be back, the week for me has started off tough but being Wednesday I figured that nothing would get me in a better mood than to write about sports news today. For now, I am going to continue with my quest for the top 20 of my favorite seasons by an individual ever before 2000. Today I am up to #16 and we are going to go to college football back in 1981.
USC has always come out with outstanding running backs over the years and has totaled 5 Heismans at that position. During his senior season in 1981, Marcus Allen proved that he was the best of the other past RBs. Allen became the first Division 1 player to rush for more than 2000 yards in a single season. In fact, Allen ended up with 2342 yards on the ground, an average of 212.9 a game and totaled 2683 of overall offensive yardage. If you have ever seen his college highlights you would think that it was Reggie Bush's father the way that he ran. He also set a durability record with 403 carries which was just recently passed by Kevin Smith of UCF this season. Another record that he currently still holds is that he rushed for more than 200 yards on 8 different occasions that season, having had 5 games in a row with the over 200 mark. As a team USC finished at 9-3 on the season having lost their finale to Penn State on New Years Day in the Fiesta Bowl. In a game against Washington State that season Allen had his best performance going for 289 yards on the ground with 4 touchdowns. Allen finished his senior year by taking home the Pac-10 Player of the Year Award, the Walter Camp Award, the Maxwell Award, and most importantly the '81 Heisman Trophy. Still to this day Allen is aways remember as one of the best college football players ever as well as being honored with having his #33 retired.
USC has always come out with outstanding running backs over the years and has totaled 5 Heismans at that position. During his senior season in 1981, Marcus Allen proved that he was the best of the other past RBs. Allen became the first Division 1 player to rush for more than 2000 yards in a single season. In fact, Allen ended up with 2342 yards on the ground, an average of 212.9 a game and totaled 2683 of overall offensive yardage. If you have ever seen his college highlights you would think that it was Reggie Bush's father the way that he ran. He also set a durability record with 403 carries which was just recently passed by Kevin Smith of UCF this season. Another record that he currently still holds is that he rushed for more than 200 yards on 8 different occasions that season, having had 5 games in a row with the over 200 mark. As a team USC finished at 9-3 on the season having lost their finale to Penn State on New Years Day in the Fiesta Bowl. In a game against Washington State that season Allen had his best performance going for 289 yards on the ground with 4 touchdowns. Allen finished his senior year by taking home the Pac-10 Player of the Year Award, the Walter Camp Award, the Maxwell Award, and most importantly the '81 Heisman Trophy. Still to this day Allen is aways remember as one of the best college football players ever as well as being honored with having his #33 retired.
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